The economy ministry has held the public opening ceremony of financial bids under the first competitive auction for wind energy in Kosovo, with a targeted capacity of 50 to 100 megawatts (MW). In this phase of the process, the financial offers of two bidders have been opened that have successfully passed the assessment of legal, financial and technical requirements.
Economy Minister Artane Rizvanolli said this process is a continuation of the experience created by the first auction for renewable energy, while stressing that this time the process is more complex because of the technology used and the work done in co-operation with international partners.
She made it known that after pre-qualification of the three bidders, in September three bids have been accepted, while after review by the assessment commission, two have qualified for the opening phase of financial bids.
We started this road based on the first 100 auction experience. MW, which I’m glad to say is already being built at great speed. As a first experience, he opened the way together, this time with the support of EFS and GIZ, to continue with this second auction, which is more complex because of the work we’ve done with wind technology. She made it known that after pre-qualification of the three bidders, in September three bids have been accepted, while after review by the assessment commission, two have qualified for the opening phase of financial bids. We started this road based on the experience of the first 100 auction MW, which I’m glad to say is already being built at great speed. As a first experience, he opened the way together, this time with the support of EFS and GIZ, to continue with this second auction, which is more complex because of the work we have done with wind technology, she said.
So far we’ve had a long and common business. After qualifying the three bidders who met the legal, financial and technical requirements of the auction file, we published the application for proposals, which was followed by the pre-offering conference. In September we accepted three offers, with the charter, the commission considered meeting the requirements and whether bidders met the conditions as well as whether the projects were feasible. At this stage two bidders qualified to be here today. Today we are opening financial proposals for the two bidders who have met the requirements for the extension of the 50 to 100MW project. Among them will be determined the bidder at the lowest price, just as we have vowed that through a transparent and competitive process we will ensure the citizens of the Republic of Kosovo the best price, Rizvanolli said.
The minister stressed that the importance of this investment also relates to the profile of energy production by the wind, which coincides with periods when Kosovo has the largest demand for electricity, especially during the cold months and in the evening hours.
For Kosovo, the value of this investment is tied to the time when we need energy. The figure of wind production well matches our highest energy demand during the cold and evening months. Therefore, such projects are particularly important for Kosovo’s electromagnetic system. The capacities that will emerge from this auction will be added to investments already increasing local production. In September we also accepted 70 new windMWs in Zatriq, and step by step we are expanding our production base from renewable sources. For Kosovo’s businesses and families, the growth of local production means less exposure to expensive imports and fluctuations in international markets, which, unfortunately, we are seeing even these days we are talking about. Next, over the next few weeks or months, we will proceed immediately with the opening of the new wind auction round, with up to 200 more MWs. So together with this auction, it’s about up to 300MW power from the wind. Now that we have the experience and now that the necessary legal and regulatory framework has developed very carefully over this period, we are convinced that future auctions and future projects will take place much faster, Minister Rizvanolli said.
Meanwhile, the chairman of the Commission’s assessment of the competing process’s bids for the wind energy project with a targeted capacity of 50 to 100MW, Absresh Isufi, explained that the ceremony was held in line with the demand for proposals and the legal framework in force.
She stressed that the assessment of legal conditions and technical proposals has already ended and that only financial offers of bidders named responsible are opened at this stage.
This ceremony was held in accordance with proposal request ( KPP and the legal framework applicable for this public procurement process. The assessment of legal conditions and technical proposals has ended. In line with the KPP, only the financial offers of bidders designated as responsible bidders will be opened today. The purpose of today’s ceremony is the public opening of these financial bids and the announcement of information that is required specifically by the KPP. The performance of the ceremony and the information announced today will be recorded in the official record of the financial bidding opening ceremony, Isufi said. /EO
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